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Lessons on from the LIRG/SCONUL Impact Initiative. Philip Payne Librarian Birkbeck, University of London, UK. What is the LIRG/SCONUL Impact Initiative?. Assessing impact. INSTITUTION BASED PROJECTS. Impact in learning, teaching and research. Focussed on HE libraries. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Lessons on from the LIRG/SCONUL Impact Initiative
Philip Payne
LibrarianBirkbeck, University of London, UK
What is the LIRG/SCONUL Impact Initiative?
Assessing impact
What is the LIRG/SCONUL Impact Initiative?
Developing methodologi
es
Pooling resources
Sharingexperience
Focussed on HE libraries
Support from
facilitators
Common approach across all institutions
Seeking sector-wide impact measures
Impact in learning, teaching
and research INSTITUTI
ON BASED
PROJECTS
What is the LIRG/SCONUL Impact Initiative?
Are we making a difference?
Can we demonstrate it?
Who is involved in the LIRG/SCONUL Impact
Initiative?
Who is involved in the LIRG/SCONUL Impact
Initiative?
Birkbeck University of
London
University College, Chester
Glasgow Caledonian University
University of Gloucestershire
University of Leeds
Leeds Metropolitan
UniversityNorthumbria
University
Open University
University of Teesside
Phase 1Institutions
Who is involved in the LIRG/SCONUL Impact
Initiative?
University of Birmingham
University of Edinburgh
Bournemouth University
Brunel University
Southampton University
University of GlasgowKing’s
CollegeLondon
Newman College
University College
Northampton
Phase 2Institutions
University of Stirling
University of the West of
England
Impact of an online induction tutorial [Birkbeck]
E-resources: impact on students’ skills development and collaboration with academic staff [Chester]
Information literacy strategy: awareness of the strategy and its impact [Glasgow Caledonian]
Impact of an online information skills tutorial [Gloucestershire]
Information literacy: impact on students’ skills development and collaboration with academic staff [Leeds]
Information literacy strategy: awareness of the strategy and its impact [Leeds Metropolitan]
Information and IT skills: impact on confidence and competence in independent and lifelong learning [Northumbria]
Information literacy programme: impact on information literacy amongst students [Open University]
Impact of library services to partner institutions [Teesside]
Impact of library support on the research process [Warwick]
Phase 1 institutions
Institutional Repository &
Scholarly Communications
Advocacy University of
Birmingham
Increasing amounts
spent on
electronic information
services (EIS) each yearUniversity of
the West of England
Library support for
non-traditional students
of modern languagesUniversity of Southampton
Support for widening participation
Newman College
Support for
widening participationUniversity College
Northampton
Subject-specific
electronic resources
& the research processUniversity of
Edinburgh
Equality of access
to e-resourcesBournemouth
University
Subject-specific
electronic resources
& the research processUniversity
of Glasgow
Integrated enquiry desksKing’s
College, London
Single point of
access for IT and
Library enquiriesStaffordshire
University
Information skills for
research postgraduatesBrunel
University
Student use of subject
resources web pagesUniversity of
Stirling
Phase 2 institutions
Impact implementation
seminar
Mid-year Review
End of phase
review
Networking throughout the phase
Phase stages in the LIRG/SCONUL Impact Initiative
The approach adopted in the LIRG/SCONUL Impact Initiative
Success Criteria
Service Objectives
Impact measures
Evidence Needs
Choose data collection methods
An example
Objective To raise awareness of the importance of information
literacy amongst students and academic staff
Success CriteriaEvery member of academic staff aware of the Information
Literacy Framework
Evidence & collection method Learning Advisers to carry out personal or telephone
interviews to assess level of awareness
An example
Objective To equip students with the skills to become independent
seekers and discerning users of information in their studies
Success CriteriaMore diverse range of information sources cited in
bibliographies
Evidence & collection method A team of Learning Advisers to review student
bibliographies in partnership with selected academic staff
An example
Objective To integrate information literacy into the student curriculum
Success CriteriaEvidence that information literacy is increasingly integrated
within the curriculum
Evidence & collection method To use an Information Literacy teaching audit to assess
current level of integration
Methods used to collect evidence in the LIRG/SCONUL Impact Initiative
Face-to-faceInterviews
Telephone Interviews
Focus Groups
Diagnostic tests & assessment
Use data [incl. e-measures]
QuestionnairesObservation & recording of of behaviour
Analysis of bibliographies
Emphasis on qualitative ‘soft’ methods
Analysis of records
What did participants achieve?
Deeper understanding of how the Library supports academic processes
Improved dialogue with academics and stakeholders
Challenged misconceptions
Contributed to the development of library staff
Raised the profile of the Library within the organisation
What did the Impact Initiative achieve overall?
Highlighted importance of seeking to measure impact
Promoted practitioner-based research
Explored methods for measuring impact
Built network of experience of measuring impact
Produced examples and tools that can be more widely shared
Confirmed that
measuring impact is
not easy!!
…but has shown that it is
worthwhile
Time Sharing
Experience
Survey methods
Support
Spelling out
Issues identified
Case studies
Research
tools
LIRG/SCONULjoint event
Toolkits
Courses onpractitionerresearch
Training & support
materials
Researchmethods
Web site
Dissemination
AdvocacyCreating an inclusive ‘community of practice’Encouraging others to
measure impact
Opening up
discussion list
Outputs from the Initiative
More information
SCONUL web sitehttp://www.sconul.ac.uk/activities/performance/impact.html
Special issue of Library and Information Research [no. 91, Spring 2005]http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/research/publications/journal/archive/lir91/
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